签 (qiān) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- to sign
- to endorse
- a note
- a slip of paper
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
签 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 签 is ⺮ — meaning bamboo. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 篇管笨符籍.
How the character is built
签 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component ⺮ (bamboo) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 佥 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 签
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
签 appears in 13 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 签 / 相关任务
Words containing 签 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 签 mean in Chinese?
签 (qiān) means to sign, to endorse; a note, a slip of paper. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 签 have?
签 is written in 13 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 签?
The radical of 签 is ⺮ (bamboo). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 篇, 管, 笨, 符, 籍.
What is the pinyin for 签?
签 is pronounced qiān.
What HSK 4 words use 签?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 签 appears in 1 word, including 签证 (qiānzhèng). See the full list above.